The use of AI chatbots for news is on the rise — but not everywhere

The use of AI chatbots for news is on the rise — but not everywhere

This year’s Digital News Report marked a notable milestone: for the first time, social and video networks overtook news publishers as a source of news globally. As audiences continue to migrate toward digital intermediaries for news, AI chatbots are emerging as the next platform to watch. Findings from our 2026 survey show that one in…

Rise of ‘Shadow AI’ in the Workplace Creates Hidden Security and Compliance Risks

Rise of ‘Shadow AI’ in the Workplace Creates Hidden Security and Compliance Risks

Article by Amritesh Anand, Vice President & MD – Technology Services Group at In2IT Technologies Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has quickly evolved from a novelty to a regular tool in the workplace. It helps with tasks like drafting emails, summarising documents, coding, and data analysis. AI-powered platforms are changing how people work. As more employees…

The rise of AI agents: Why the next productivity revolution won’t replace you

The rise of AI agents: Why the next productivity revolution won’t replace you

By design, the next wave of artificial intelligence is less about automation than it is about orchestration. The conversation around AI has been stuck in a tired loop. Will it replace jobs, or will it create them? The reality unfolding inside forward-thinking organizations is far more nuanced. AI agents that used to be seen as…

The Rise of Agentic AI in Knowledge Work, ETCIO

The Rise of Agentic AI in Knowledge Work, ETCIO

For decades, enterprise software promised to unlock productivity. It largely delivered on the transactional layer: routing approvals, syncing data, automating invoices. But the harder work of synthesizing unstructured information, exercising judgment, and producing nuanced written outputs has largely stayed with people. That dynamic appears to be shifting. AI agents are entering the enterprise not as…

China’s DeepSeek AI chatbot suffers longest outage since viral rise in early 2025

China’s DeepSeek AI chatbot suffers longest outage since viral rise in early 2025

The global AI ⁠industry is eagerly awaiting the release of DeepSeek’s next-generation ‌model [File] | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s popular DeepSeek artificial intelligence chatbot suffered on ​Monday (March 30, 2026) its longest outage since the ‌viral rise of its flagship ​R1 and V3 ⁠models early last year. DeepSeek’s status website showed that the chatbot suffered…

Global Use of Generative AI Continues to Rise, Kazakhstan Leads Adoption in Central Asia

Global Use of Generative AI Continues to Rise, Kazakhstan Leads Adoption in Central Asia

ALMATY – Global adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI) continued to grow in the second half of 2025, rising by 1.2%, compared with the first half of the year, with roughly one in six people worldwide now using generative AI tools, according to analysis released by the Microsoft AI Economy Institute in January. Photo credit:…

Digital AdEx set to rise 7.41%, but CPMs expected to remain under pressure

Digital AdEx set to rise 7.41%, but CPMs expected to remain under pressure

The digital advertising market is set to expand 7.41% next year, according to the dentsu-e4m Digital Advertising Report 2026. However, beneath that headline growth is a more fundamental shift. Industry observers suggest that even as digital AdEx increases, CPM rates could fall by nearly 15% year-on-year, extending a correction that has already transformed publisher economics…

Transforming Construction and Design: The Rise of AI and Digital Innovation in 2026

Transforming Construction and Design: The Rise of AI and Digital Innovation in 2026

Getting the data foundation in place One of the biggest trends we saw throughout this past year was the rapid adoption of modern enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms that serve as digital backbones across organizations. In fact, our censuswide industry research study found that 63% of C&E companies planned to adopt a new ERP system…

Right Word | Social Media And The Rise Of Digital Hinduphobia | Opinion News

Right Word | Social Media And The Rise Of Digital Hinduphobia | Opinion News

Last Updated:January 28, 2026, 08:46 IST There is an urgent need to document growing ‘Hinduphobia’ on digital media platforms, especially social media There needs to be a concerted attempt to document the ‘Hinduphobia’ on digital media platforms and especially social media. An increasingly disturbing pattern that promotes ‘Hinduphobia’ is becoming more and more visible on…